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Free Plugin by Alexandre Gaboriau v7.0.1

Generate Images

Generate featured images from Bing, GPT Image, Unsplash and more. Automatic, bulk or Gutenberg — based on your post title.

Generate Images

The facts

Rating
4.3★ from 25
Active installs
5k+
Price
Free
Last updated
24 Aug 2026
Added
May 2012
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Requires PHP
7.3
Downloads
486,072

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail is a WordPress plugin that creates images for your posts, either as featured images or within the content. It uses various image sources and AI models to generate visuals based on the post title or through text analysis. The plugin allows users to select a fallback chain of image sources to ensure that an image is always available.

The plugin supports multiple photo sources like Bing Images, Pixabay, and Unsplash, as well as AI sources such as Stable Diffusion and GPT Image. It includes features like bulk generation, a Gutenberg block for image insertion, and optional overlays for generated images. This plugin is suitable for WordPress users looking to automate image generation for their posts.

Best for: WordPress users who need automated image generation for posts.

What it does well

  • Generates featured images and in-content images
  • Supports multiple image sources including Bing Images and Pixabay
  • Allows bulk generation of images for posts
  • Includes a Gutenberg block for easy image insertion
  • Offers optional title/logo overlay on generated images

Where it falls short

  • Pro version required for additional features and sources
  • Limited to the functionalities described, no additional features mentioned

Verdict

Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail provides a straightforward solution for generating images within WordPress. It is particularly useful for those looking to streamline their content creation process.

From the developer

Alexandre Gaboriau's own description of Generate Images, lightly tidied.

Magic Post Thumbnail generates images for your posts — as featured images or inside the content — from image sources and AI models.

Free searches can use the post title or text analysis. Pro adds tags, categories, custom fields, custom requests and the OpenAI keyword extractor.

You pick a fallback chain of image sources: if the first source fails, the next one is tried.

Photo sources: Bing Images, Pixabay, Openverse, Flickr, Unsplash, Pexels, YouTube.

AI sources: GPT Image, Stable Diffusion, Replicate, Ideogram, Flux 2, Gemini (Nano Banana), Grok. Optional style presets (photorealistic, cinematic, “no text”…) apply to AI sources only.

You can also use the first image already in the post, or a default fallback image, and optionally draw a title / logo bar on the generated file (off by default).

Generate from the post editor, the posts list column, bulk actions, Gutenberg, or (Pro) cron and imports.

Official Website
Documentation

What is included ?

Magic Post Thumbnail for FREE

  • Featured images for posts, pages and custom post types
  • Insert an image anywhere in the post content (position up to the 10th occurrence)
  • Search based on the title or text analysis
  • Gutenberg block to search and insert images
  • Image sources: Bing Images, GPT Image, Google Image API, Pixabay, Openverse, Flickr
  • Local sources: first image in the post, default fallback image
  • AI style presets and “no text” (when generating with an AI source)
  • Optional title / logo overlay on generated images
  • Generate or regenerate from the posts list
  • Bulk generation for posts or taxonomies
  • Dashboard health check and one-click test generation

Magic Post Thumbnail PRO

Upgrade to Pro for more image sources, automation and integrations.

  • Customisable crons
  • Several image locations per generation
  • Image sources: Unsplash, Pexels, Stable Diffusion, Replicate, Ideogram, Flux 2, Gemini (Nano Banana), Grok
  • More results in the Gutenberg block
  • Search based on tags, categories, paragraph analyser, custom fields, custom request and OpenAI keyword extractor
  • Image modifications: flip horizontally and/or crop by 10%
  • Compatibility with REST, WPeMatico, FeedWordPress, WP All Import, Featured Image from URL, CMB2, ACF and Meta Box
  • Restricted domains and proxy
  • Priority support with replies within 24 hours

Youtube Tutorial

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